BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/05/2009
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BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1250 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (42-42) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Atlanta Braves (48-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 8 1
Cubs Lose Late, 4-2
The Atlanta Braves stopped the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, behind an impressive performance from Esteban Armelini. The 23-year old first baseman made life miserable for Chicago pitching. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Atlanta now sits in first place in the NL Central Division at 48-36.

Armelini had a timely hit for Atlanta in the bottom of the eighth. With Chicago trailing 2-1, he turned a 1-0 curveball into a 2-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season, making it 3-2, Atlanta.

After the game, Atlanta manager Luis Quintana applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .300 8 29
D. Young RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .231 10 44
J. Ellsbury CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .311 3 49
D. Dorn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .264 16 60
D. Stubbs LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .256 11 33
O. Garza DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .201 13 55
K. Greene 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254 4 28
W. Aybar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 2 8
J. Werth C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 7 15
Totals 31 2 4 2 5 9 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Dorn , D. Stubbs , O. Garza , K. Greene
2-out RBI: D. Stubbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Garza 2 , W. Aybar
GIDP: W. Aybar
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Young (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Young(Byrnes at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Byrnes RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 4 29
G. Blanco CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .291 3 26
E. Armelini DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .278 19 48
R. Robnett LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 10 30
   a-O. Infante PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 18
   b-R. Willits LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 15
R. Garcia 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .236 1 6
S. Drew SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .313 7 35
C. Jones 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .264 13 32
J. Garcia 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .462 0 2
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 7 30
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 8 13      
a - O. Infante pinch hit for R. Robnett in the 8th
b - R. Willits substituted for O. Infante in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Armelini (19, 8th Inning off G. Balfour, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Byrnes , G. Blanco , E. Armelini 5 , R. Robnett , R. Garcia 2 , C. Jones
2-out RBI: R. Garcia , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Byrnes , S. Drew
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Garcia (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Drew-Garcia)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Inman 6.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 92 3.31   
A. Alburquerque H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 3.43   
G. Balfour L (1-3), BS (3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 8 4.29   
M. Duvall 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Inman 66
Batters Faced: W. Inman 24, A. Alburquerque 4, G. Balfour 2, M. Duvall 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Inman 1-10, A. Alburquerque 0-1, G. Balfour 0-0, M. Duvall 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Inman 92-61, A. Alburquerque 21-9, G. Balfour 8-4, M. Duvall 14-9
WP: M. Duvall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Belisle 5.0 3 2 0 2 7 0 85 3.12   
J. Shields 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.49   
B. Norris W (5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 2.31   
J. Burton SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Belisle 62
Batters Faced: M. Belisle 21, J. Shields 6, B. Norris 6, J. Burton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Belisle 4-4, J. Shields 1-3, B. Norris 2-1, J. Burton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Belisle 85-53, J. Shields 17-9, B. Norris 18-8, J. Burton 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Armelini
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 42479
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